Adjustable radiator cover



Nov. 6, 1928. 1,690,740

M. LUERY ADJUSTABLE RADIATOR doi'sa Filed Aug. 1, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 MIC/iaef l e y z J Nov. '6, 1922; 1590740 M LUERY ADJUSTABLE RADIATOR COVER Filed Aug. 1, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 fry/e72??? M'cfael Izaa /y- Patented Nov. 6, 19.28.

UNITED STATES PATENT o Fic-s.

mronann ILUERY, or cnrcaao, ILLINOIS.

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Application .filed August 1, 1927. Serial 11g. 209,741.

provision of an improved adjustable radiator.

cover. Another object is to produce a radiator cover which may be produced with great economy.

, Another cover adapted to fit a number of ,difi'erent radiators.

Another object is to produce aradiator 4 cover capable of being made'in a number-of &

stock sizes so that the expensive operationlof making a special radiator cover for a particular radiator is done away with. a I

Another object'is the provision of a radiator cover adapted to house a humldify ng water pan. a

Another object is to provlde a water pan radiator cover combination wherein the water tor cover.

Another object is to-provide a water pan for a radiator which is concealed from new and protected so that the water will not easily become contaminated by" foreign matter.

.In one embodinientof the invention the. radiator cover comprises an adjustable frame formed from sheet metal and comprising four corner sections designed to be slidable with respect to each other both transversely and longitudinally so as to be adjusted snugly around the top of the radiator. The sections are provided with supporting brackets for spacing the entire cover awayfrom the rad1ator, and one-of the sections 08 113185 a water pan on its underside wlth a p1pe for fill1ng the pan and designed so thatthe height of the water in thepan can be gauged. from the position of the water in the pipe opening.

Other objects and features of;- hefinventlon will become apparent from a consideration of .the following detailed description taken with the accompanying drawings, wherein i Fig. 1 is a perspective'v-iew of-the radiator cover with the four par fs thereof spaced from each other;

Fig. 1 is a small-view showing the :cover on a radiator.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the radiator cover when in assembled .position, and

Fig. 3 is a, transverse sectional view along the line 33 of Fig. 2.

, In the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings, the cover comprises corner 1 sections, 10, 11, 12 and 13-, the sections 10 and 1 1 constituting one end of the cover while sectlons 12 and 13 constitute theother end. The. sections are provided with means for supporting them together in slidable relation so as to object is to produce a radiator form a composite single cover, and theoutside thereof is suitably finished so that the entire arrangement is attractive.

: Although there are many ways in which the sections can be secured tbgether in slidable relation, I have developed a tongue and grooye combination capable'of being formed as an integral part of the sections by means of a simple forming operation.

Referring to the left hand sections, at the end of section 11 Iprovide tongues 16 and 17 while corresponding and complemental' grooves 18 and 19 are formed in the section 10. As the drawings illustrate, the tongues and grooves both are formed by stamping a ridge of metal out of the normal plane thereof, one ridge of metal being larger than the other .so thatthe smaller of the two will con-.

stitute the. tongue and can he fitted. into the larger. Of these two sections, the one bearmg the tongues 16 and 17 is adapted to overlie the section 10'. For this reason the ridge I of metal is produced so that the outside comes together and there is no 0 ening which might mar the appearance of t e finished radiator cover. A, At the other end of the cover, the same general arrangement is used with the section 13 hearing the tongues 21 and 22 and the complemental grooves23 and 24 beingcarr'ied by havethe section 13 overlie it in the same manner-as the two sections at the other end When the end sections are put together,'

of the cover.

they are for all purposes single units so that only two separated portions then exist, namely, the two end sections comprising sections 10 andv 11 and the sections 12 and "13 respec- .the section 12. i This section is adapted to -tively. These sections are adapted to he slid crating with groove portions 31, 32, 33 and 34 respectively. If the end sections are positioned properly withrespect to each other,

(each pailgbeing adjusted the same as the other,

the tongues and grooves will be found to match up and the sections may readily be slid together to complete the assembling of the cover.

- wardly extending legs suitably secured to the radiator cover sections, and with a channeled cross-piece 37 suitably secured to the straps.

- The channeled portion of the cross-piece extends downwardly so as to extend over the top of a radiator section for the purpose of preventing movement with respect to the radiator.

Underneath the section 12, is a water pan 38 supported by brackets 39. These brackstock by a dealer,

radiator can be fitted. Itis not necessary to ets are riveted to the ends of the water pan and aresecured to the radiator cover section in any suitable manner for example by weld ing. A pipe 41 extends through the end of thewater pan and is bent downwardly and then up to form a U with a funneled mouth 42- extending slightly below the .top of the radiator cover section and substantially in line with the top of the water pan. This pipe serves as a filling medium so that the water in the pan may be replenished without altering the adjustment of the radiator cover in any way. The pipe serves to indicate the amount of water in the pan, as the pan will not overflow until the water overflows from the funneled top of the pipe, of thewater in the pipe will height of water in the pan.

By means of my invention a relatively small number of radiator covers may be carried in and still any usual form of be equal to the.

employ a curtain, or other.'drape over the cover, as the cover itself is finished decoratively and sets off a radiator to advantage;

t'llxhe watelijpan is conlcliealedfrom view, and so e ensem e is not 0 y appealingto the e. e but is also intensely practical. y i Although I have described my invention in detail to acquaint thoseskilled in the artwith the mannerin which it may practiced,

it is obvious that I do not 1.v An adjustable. radiator coverrestrict myself to v and the invention is limited only by the scope of the-appended claims.

What I claim as newand desire to secure by United States Letters Patentcis:

this specific form,

v compris- 1ng four eor'nersections of. self supporting material, each section? slidable 'with totheothertomodifythe sizeof said cover transv .or' longitudinally.

2. An justable radiator cover com risingfourcorne r'sactionsoimetalwithri and the height therein formed out of the normal plane of the metal-to produce complemental tongues and grooves, so that the four sections may be assembled 'in adjustable relation to form a composite unit.

3. Anadjustable radiator cover comprisd on the underside'of one of the secing four formed sections each constituting a corner ofthecoverwithcomplemental tongues I and grooves for assembling the sections into a composite unit means carried by the sections for spacing the unit away from the radiator, a'humidifying water pan carried on the underside of one of the sections, and

a supply pipe extending from the pan to a position outside" the cover an having a flmnel filling orifice substantiall level with the top of the pan: I

5. An adjustable radiator-cover comprising four formed sections each constituting a corner of the ver with complemental tongues and grooves for assembling the sections into' acomposite unit, a humidifyin water pan carried by one of the sections, and supports secured on the bottom of two of the sections and having channel cross-pieces connected thereto adapted to engage the-top of the "radiator sections to su port the cover away from the top of the ra iator.

6. An adjustable radiator cover comprising four formed sections each constituting a Y corner of the' cover and having a top portion, end portion and side portion, said sections formed of sheet metal and each section having joining ooves of a com lemental. charactor to holdthem together 1n slidable relation, the grooves in each section .being'two on the top and one on each end andside.

to end portion and side portion, said sections 7. An adjustable radiator cover comprisp m- Y formed of sheet metal and each section havingjoining acter-to" hol them together 1n slidable relation, the grooves'in each section being two on the top and one on each end and side, the grooves 011 the sections which-extend on the outside being formed with their edgescontlfigalls so that the to of the cover forms a 'su ntlally smooth, t surface. a 8. A radiator cover adapted to be set down over the top of a radiator to conceal the en- 'tire top thereof, said cover comprising four (grooves of a com lemental char- A ;corner'sections each with a top portion, side portion and 'end portion, with complemental,- tongues and grooves'carried by the sections to permit said sections to be 'inoved longitudinally or transversely with respect to each other to alter the effective size of the cover.

9. A radiator cover adapted to be set down over the top of a radiator to conceal the entire top thereof, said cover comprising four corner sections each with a top portion, side portion and end portion, with compleinental tongues and grooves carried by "the sections 10 to permit said sections to be moved longitudinally or 'transversel with respect to each other to alterthe e ective size of the cover, and a channelled bracket secured to the under side of each cover section top portion, each bracket adapted for engaging over a radiator section to space the cover from the top of said radiator. 

